Every Day I Read

From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language and life. Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure? Rarely do we ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading. But in this gentle, philosophical collection celebrating books, reading and language, Hwang Bo-reum doesn''t just tell us, but shows us what living a life immersed in reading means. Every Day I Read provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection, encourages book-lovers to explore what reading means to each of us. While this is a book about books, at its heart is an attitude to life, one outside capitalism and climbing the corporate ladder. Readers and non-readers will take away something from it, including a treasure trove of book recommendations blended seamlessly within.

About the author

Hwang Bo-reum is the author of the international bestseller Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop and the essay collection Every Day I Read.Shanna Tan is a Singaporean translator working from Korean, Chinese, and Japanese into English. Her translations include Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat, and Hakuda Photo Studio among others. She is currently living in Bangkok.

Report

[This book] suggests that finding daily satisfaction is itself a serious job . . . Hwang explores how a person might choose to counter workism without rejecting work entirely, and how a meaningful life might be built by applying oneself to even the most pleasurable pastimes. The Atlantic on WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP

Product details

• Authors: Hwang Bo-reum, Bo-reum Hwang, Bo-reum Swang
• Assisted by: Shanna Tan (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781526692801
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-9280-1
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 206 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, SELF-HELP / Creativity, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, REFERENCE / Personal & Practical Guides, Self-help & personal development, Gift books, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Adult literacy guides and handbooks, Adult literacy guides & handbooks, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs